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'''Andrew Aines''' (1913-1996) was a US information policy advocate. | '''Andrew Aines''' (1913-1996) was a US science and technical information policy advocate. | ||
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'''Andrew Adolphe Aines''' was born in 1913 and died in September of 1996. | '''Andrew Adolphe Aines''' was born in 1913 and died in September of 1996. | ||
He worked as Assistant manager, George James Co. 1938-41, then joined the Army in 1942 and advanced through grades to Colonel. | |||
In 1963, assigned to Lieutenant General Ely, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, ODDR & E, who also served as Chairman, Committee for Scientific and Technical Information (COSATI) of the Federal Council for Science and Technology (FCST). Aines served as the Executive Secretary. Several months later, COSATI was transferred from the Department of Defense to the Office of Science and Technology (OST) of the White House. | In 1963, assigned to Lieutenant General Ely, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, ODDR & E, who also served as Chairman, Committee for Scientific and Technical Information (COSATI) of the Federal Council for Science and Technology (FCST). Aines served as the Executive Secretary. Several months later, COSATI was transferred from the Department of Defense to the Office of Science and Technology (OST) of the White House. Aines continued as the Executive Secretary, later Chairman, of COSATI, but in a civilian capacity. | ||
In 1971, COSATI be moved to the Office of Science Information Service of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and was a Program Officer. Aines retained his important role in the NSF information program until 1978, when he transferred to the Department of Defense as Director, DoD Scientific and Technical Information. In 1980, he became Director of Technical Information, Department of Energy for five years, retiring from the Federal Service in 1985. After COSATI ended in 1973, Aines organized the Federal Information Manager’s Group to keep the members fully informed. | |||
Aines worked for the Department of Commerce(?). | He was an early member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS). | ||
Aines worked for the Department of Commerce(?). ... retired from Army 1967; Technical Assistant, President's Science Adviser 1964-1971; Senior Staff Associate, NSF 1971-?, Director of Scientific and Technical Information for Department of Defense, 1978-1980; Director of Technical Information for Department of Energy, 1980-1985; Scholar in residence at the National Library of Medicine. Aines retired from the Federal Service in 1985. | |||
== Contributions == | == Contributions == | ||
Revision as of 15:23, 28 January 2025
Andrew Aines (1913-1996) was a US science and technical information policy advocate.
Andrew Adolphe Aines was born in 1913 and died in September of 1996.
He worked as Assistant manager, George James Co. 1938-41, then joined the Army in 1942 and advanced through grades to Colonel.
In 1963, assigned to Lieutenant General Ely, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, ODDR & E, who also served as Chairman, Committee for Scientific and Technical Information (COSATI) of the Federal Council for Science and Technology (FCST). Aines served as the Executive Secretary. Several months later, COSATI was transferred from the Department of Defense to the Office of Science and Technology (OST) of the White House. Aines continued as the Executive Secretary, later Chairman, of COSATI, but in a civilian capacity.
In 1971, COSATI be moved to the Office of Science Information Service of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and was a Program Officer. Aines retained his important role in the NSF information program until 1978, when he transferred to the Department of Defense as Director, DoD Scientific and Technical Information. In 1980, he became Director of Technical Information, Department of Energy for five years, retiring from the Federal Service in 1985. After COSATI ended in 1973, Aines organized the Federal Information Manager’s Group to keep the members fully informed.
He was an early member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS).
Aines worked for the Department of Commerce(?). ... retired from Army 1967; Technical Assistant, President's Science Adviser 1964-1971; Senior Staff Associate, NSF 1971-?, Director of Scientific and Technical Information for Department of Defense, 1978-1980; Director of Technical Information for Department of Energy, 1980-1985; Scholar in residence at the National Library of Medicine. Aines retired from the Federal Service in 1985.
Contributions
Publications
- Andrew Aines National STI Policy unfinished manuscript, [1990]. Internet Archive. Nearly 1,000 pages. [1] An unfinished book dated 1990 covering the history of efforts to establish a coherent policy at the national level for the management of scientific and technical information (STI). It includes a detailed history of the establishment and evolution of the Committee on Scientific and Technical Information (COSATI). With notes by W. David Penniman, 2021. [2]
Offices
- Chairman, Committee on Scientific and Technical Information (COSATI).
- Federal Council for Science and Technology, 1966-1971.
- American Association for the Advancement of Science, Vice President, 1972.
Awards
- U.S. Armed Forces. Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, and Commendation Medal.
- American Society for Information Science. Award of Merit, 1982.
Further reading
- Penniman, W. David. "Remembering 'Andy' Aines: A look back at his call for a national STI policy." Information services and use 41, no 1-2 (2021): 185–189. [3]
Papers
University of Maryland, Special Collections and University Archives (College Park, MD). 1955-1975. 193.5 linear feet. Correspondence, manuscripts, reports, and memoranda. [4]